Tag Archives: Anthony Burgess

The tributes to AA Gill who died earlier this year tended to focus on his humour, his famous rudeness, and his ability to write movingly about those on the margins of life. But for me what made him compulsively readable … Continue reading →

There’s an article by Craig Brown (the humourist not the former Scotland football manager) about being present at the one and only meeting between Anthony Burgess and Benny Hill. Apparently it was not a great success. Though the two great artists admired … Continue reading →

Victor Crabbe, World of Booze‘s man in Singapore, looks at what to drink in the former colony: When I was young, I had a LEGO catalogue that described a perfect town, with just one of everything: one sandwich shop, one … Continue reading →

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